Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Gardner-Bender |
CEO |
Current |
| Actuant Corporation |
CEO |
Current |
| Actuant Corporation |
President |
Current |
| Actuant Corporation |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Fmi Mutual Funds |
Director |
Current |
| CF Industries Holdings, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Actuant Corporation |
Cfo |
Former |
| Applied Power, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Actuant Corporation |
Vice President Finance of Tools and Supplies |
Former |
| Actuant Corporation |
Corporate Controller |
Former |
| Grant Thornton LLP |
Financial Positions |
Former |
| Applied Power, Inc. |
Financial Positions |
Former |
Mr. Lampereur, age 44, has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Actuant Corporation (manufacturer of industrial products and systems) since August 2000. Mr. Lampereur joined Actuant in 1993 as Corporate Controller, a position he held until 1996 when he was appointed Vice President of Finance of its Gardner Bender unit. He served as Vice President, General Manager for Gardner Bender, from 1998 until assuming his present position.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Actuant Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Enerpac |
CFO |
Current |
| Gardner-Bender |
CFO |
Current |
| Actuant Corporation |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Actuant Corporation |
Corporate Controller |
Current |
| Robbins & Myers, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Gardner-Bender |
Vice President, General Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| GB Tools and Supplies, Inc. |
President, Tools |
Current |
| Actuant Corporation |
Coo |
Current |
| The Stanley Works |
President, Stanley Door Systems |
Former |
| GB Tools and Supplies, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
Former |
| The Stanley Works |
Sales Representative |
Former |
| Actuant Corporation |
Tools & Supplies Leader |
Former |
Brian Kobylinski joined Actuant in 1993 and progressed through a number of management roles within Gardner Bender and Del City. In 2000, Brian was named Vice President of Gardner Bender and led the company's sales and marketing. He became Vice President of Business Development for Actuant in 2002 and was named Global Business Leader, Hydratight in 2005. In 2007, he was named Industrial Segment Leader. Prior to Actuant, Brian was with Fort Howard Corporation and Federated Insurance. He received his MBA from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1993 and a BA from St. Norbert College in 1988.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Actuant Corporation |
Executive Vice President, Indus Segment |
Current |
| Actuant Corporation |
Vice President, Bolting |
Former |
Guus has been with Actuant Corporation since 2000 when he joined its Board of Directors. In September of 2002, Guus was named business leader of Kopp AG in addition to his Board responsibilities. Prior to joining Actuant, he was employed by APW Ltd., where he last held the position of Senior Vice President. From 1991 through 2000 Guus held various positions with Applied Power Inc., including President of the Industrial business segment, President of Engineered Solutions Europe and President of Enerpac.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Actuant Corporation |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Actuant Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Applied Power, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| APW Ltd. |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
Bill joined Actuant in January 2008 as Executive Vice President of the Electrical Segment. Prior to Actuant, Bill held the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Fluidmaster, Inc. Prior to joining Fluidmaster, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer, of Distribution America, Inc. and held the role of Vice President, General Manager at Alltrade, Inc. Axline also brings over 27 years of leadership experience with The Stanley Works, a $4 billion global manufacturer and marketer of tools and security products to the consumer, industrial, construction and automotive industries. Axline holds a BBA from Ohio University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Actuant Corporation |
Executive Vice President-Electrical Segment |
Current |
Bill joined Actuant in 2002 as Engineered Solutions Americas leader and was promoted to Global Engineered Solutions leader in December 2003. Bill was named Executive Vice President of the Actuation Systems and Engineered Products Segments in 2007. Bill spent over 17 years with Rexnord, a division of Invensys Plc. He began his career at Rexnord in sales engineering and held a variety of assignments in product management, operations and general management leading to the position of President, Gear and Coupling businesses. Bill has also held general management positions with APW Ltd. and Pillar Industries. He earned a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1978 and an MBA from the University of Louisville in 1983.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Actuant Corporation |
Executive Vice President, Actuation Sys & Engineered Products Segments |
Current |
| Actuant Corporation |
Global Engineered Solutions Leader |
Former |
| Pillar Industries, Incorporated |
General Management Positions |
Former |
| APW Ltd. |
General Management Positions |
Former |
| University of Louisville |
MBA |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Actuant Corporation |
Vice President, Business Dev |
Current |
| Actuant Corporation |
Corp Dev Officer |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Actuant Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Actuant Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Actuant Corporation |
Director, Ir |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Actuant Corporation |
Principal Accounting Officer & Controller |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Actuant Corporation |
Hr Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Actuant Corporation |
Treasurer |
Current |
| Actuant Corporation |
Treasurer |
Former |
Mr. Chelberg has served as a director of Northfield since 1989. Mr. Chelberg served from May 1992 through November 2000 as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiAmericas, Inc., formerly known as Whitman Corporation. Mr. Chelberg is also a director of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. and Snap-On Incorporated. Mr. Chelberg received his LLB degree from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1958.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Northfield Laboratories Inc. |
Director Independence |
Current |
| Snap-on Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Northfield Laboratories Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Iowabiotech.Com |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Actuant Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Whitman Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| PepsiAmericas, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Whitman Corporation |
Chairman of The Board |
Former |
| University of Illinois College of Law |
LLB degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Actuant Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Actuant Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Petroleum Geo Services ASA |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Capstone Turbine Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bemis Company, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Actuant Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Actuant Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Actuant Corporation |
CEO |
Former |
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